Teenage Girl President Casting Call

Francesco “Ces” Marciuliano, in addition to being the second string replacement current writer for the comic strip Sally Forth (featuring my hero, Ted Forth) also writes a webcomic called Medium Large. One the most popular features of Medium Large is the Monday episodes of Teenage Girl President. This television show within a comic strip chronicles the events in the life of a typical blonde teenager who inexplicably is also the President of the United States. As high-concept, it is brilliant and it’s only a matter of time before a real network like CW, Nickelodeon or Disney rips off this idea.

As the Washington Post explains in their article titled Marketers Tune In to the Tween Set a lot of programming aimed at the middle-school aged crowd is completely off the radar screen of anyone not still carrying lunch money to class. These shows feature cute kids wisecracking their way through the trials and tribulations of adolescence. Clarissa Explains It All was the pioneer in this genre and Hillary Duff rode Lizzie McGuire to stardom.

Viewing tastes skew in a way that kids like to watch shows about other kids their own age or just slightly older. High School Musical is huge with middle-schoolers, but musically minded high school students prefer Rent. Teenage Girl President:The Series would be just perfect for this tweener audience. Picking the right star is essential. I'm sure Hillary Duff is way too big for CW, and Haylie may be too old for the part.

Here are some of my suggestions for someone looking to cast TGP:

		Jamie Lynn Spears, the star of Zoey 101, is about the right age and maybe she could get big sister Britney to do the theme song.
		Aly and AJ are better known as a singing sister act, but they have both done acting. Either one could play the part of TGP, and the other could be the sister or the back-stabbing vice-president.
		Ashley Tisdale is the bad-girl on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, but she might want to be a big star in the White House.
		Emma Roberts, Julia’s niece, has been doing movies, but a steady starring TV role could be an enticing career builder. She'd have to bleach her hair though.
		Vanessa Ann Hudgens would also need some highlights, but the star of High School Musical is on a hot streak and could definitely run for higher office.
		Amanda Bynes had her show canceled. She’s a proven star with great comedy chops. Sign her up quick.

And for the TGP Chief of Staff, there is only one choice.

Alan Ruck.

Let me know which of these actresses deserve a role as the Leader Of The Free World And Queen Bee Of The Cafeteria. And if you've never heard of any of them, get a thirteen year-old to help you out.

Update (7/25/07): Many, many people (mostly teenage and younger girls) have found this post by googling something including "casting call" and have mistaken it for a real call for applications. I have no intention of ever meeting Chris Hansen in person or having to explain this post to the notoriously humor impaired FBI, so I have erased all comments with personally identifiable information. If you need examples of why I had to do that, visit my Comment Casting Couch post.

I will delete any comments that include a real name or e-mail address. If your comment has been deleted, please tell your folks to take away your internet privileges.